Hi all Well I have my brand new iPhone 4S on a $59/month plan (plus $10/month for the 32gb phone).
What a huge change from my old style phone,and a breath of fresh air. Go Apple! I love it and Im just learning how to use it!! A great chrissy present from me to me!! Merry Christmas to all and thanks again for your advice. Chris Christopher L.K. Burton Director Western Whale Research PO Box 1076 Dunsborough WA 6281 Mobile: 0419 199 120 Email: c...@it.net.au On 21/12/2011, at 5:09 PM, cm wrote: > Hi Chris, > > As Eugene pointed out Telstra now unlocks phones for free which actually puts > it ahead of Vodafone in serving that particular customer need. The storage > capacity of the iPhone equates to disk space on a computer. In my opinion 16 > GB is ample for most things. With a bit of judicious selection iTune one can > have on hand sufficient songs, apps and films for a stint on a desert island. > > I currently I have a 32 GB phone but if my current usage patterns continue I > will likely buy a 16 GB one when next I upgrade because the plans seem to be > disproportionately better value for the smaller capacity. Here's a quote from > a forum regarding an 8 GB iPhone (note this is about 8 GB not 16). > > "I keep a fair amount of music and photos on my iphone in addition to movies. > right now, i have 480 songs, 289 photos, 6 videos (2 of which are full-length > movies), 368 contacts, and 8 years worth of calendar events on my iphone, and > i still have 1.1GB of space available (on an 8GB iPhone)." > > Cheers, > Carlo > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 21/12/2011, at 13:32, Eugene <edeg...@helena.wa.edu.au> wrote: > >> Most telcos now have to offer a 2 year warranty as the phone has to be >> covered for the full length of the plan. If you bought straight from Apple >> you pay extra for that. >> >> Go with the plan plus $5 as the plan is subsidising the phone anyway. >> >> The old rule applies for phones as well as computers - buy as much >> memory/storage as you can afford. >> >> Telstra will unlock it if you ask - just say you're going over seas and need >> to insert a foreign sim card. They won't charge you. Once you contact >> telstra they will do the business at their end. Meanwhile you need to have >> backed up your phone at your end and then you do a rebuild from the image >> you just backed up - during this process iTunes contacts Apple store and (if >> Telstra has done its job) the code for unlocking is automatically downloaded >> along with the rebuild. >> >> You'll love the iPhone it is better than they say!! >> >> Regards, >> Eugene >> >> On 21/12/2011, at 2:19 PM, Chris Burton wrote: >> >>> Good afternoon everyone >>> >>> I had a call from our friendly Telstra a few days ago reminding me that my >>> Business Phone plan was about to expire tomorrow, and that I should sign up >>> for another one!! Very nice of them I thought! >>> >>> After some calls to a Telstra phone business in Busselton and looking >>> online it seems they have some reasonable Business Cap plans that come with >>> phones. >>> >>> I need a 'Blue Tick' phone for rural use, and fortunately the iPhone 4S is >>> Blue Tick accredited. I thought now is my time to get a real phone and >>> finish my Apple Suite off with a 16gb 4S, and get rid of my old Telstra >>> Tough unit. Some of the other 'Android' phones are Blue Tick, but I am keen >>> on an iPhone. >>> >>> There is a catch: The 4S is NOT included in the plan, but requires payment >>> of an extra $5/month over 24 months on a $59 Plan!! >>> >>> >>> I have a few questions some you guys might be able to assist me with: >>> >>> Is it better value for me to purchase an iPhone first rather than have it >>> included? The total 'payment price' on the plan = $120, which is way >>> cheaper than buying outright. What is the catch here? >>> >>> The phone will be 'Locked', but I am assured it can be 'Unlocked' by >>> phoning Telstra and then using iTunes (not sure how that works). >>> >>> Is a 16gb phone ok for most general use, rather than 32 or 64gb phone? >>> >>> Is there anything else that others can think of that I need to consider? >>> >>> Thankyou for any advice on this >>> >>> Kindest regards >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Christopher L.K. 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